I Became an Immortal in the Mountains

“Since all who dwell in the mountains become immortals, and I reside here—then surely, I must become one too!”

Reborn into a noble household as a low-born son with no talent for cultivation, Gu Yuanqing thought he’d live his days in comfort as a wealthy idle man.

But fate had other plans.

When the royal heir of the Gu Palace mistakenly offers a weakened princess—who happens to be a powerful cultivator in her vulnerable state—as a gift, Gu Yuanqing is exiled to the remote Beiquan Mountain, shackled to a mysterious Taoist altar. What seemed like punishment becomes the beginning of an extraordinary journey toward immortality.

Meditating on the mountains, communing with nature, mastering all things, and casting his fishing line into the heavens—this is how a legend begins.

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Four years later, the Emperor of Da Qian arrives at the mountain with a young child in his arms.

“When I pass on, he shall be the next Emperor of Da Qian.”

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Centuries pass. The people of Da Qian point to the soaring, mist-shrouded peak that pierces the clouds.

“My great-grandfather once said this mountain used to be only a few hundred meters tall—until an immortal took residence within…”